Stephen Sondheim American lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim was born on March 22‚ 1930‚ in New York City. After early practice at songwriting‚ he gained much of his knowledge of musical theater from working with master lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Sondheim’s contributions to West Side Story and Gypsy in the 1950s brought him recognition as a rising star of Broadway. His major works for the theater include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum‚ Sweeney Todd‚ Sunday in the Park With
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1st Quarter: Notes to Remember… Figurative Language Simile- A simile compares two things using the words “like” and “as.” Examples: busy as a beeas dry as a bone clean as a whistle brave as a lion stand out like a sore thumbthey fought like cats and dogs Metaphor- When you use a metaphor‚ you make a statement that doesn’t make sense literally‚ like “time is a thief.” It only makes sense when the similarities between the two things become apparent or someone understands the
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English 101 20 May 2013 The Writing Place Stephen King explained in his writing‚ “A door…you are will to shut‚” a lot of good techniques for new writers. He goes over the basics of where the writers should write‚ or what the writers writing room should be. He also talks about setting goals in writing to help to stay focus‚ and compares setting a writing time to planning to go to sleep‚ all with which I agree when it comes to writing. Stephen King identifies “the room‚” “the door‚” and “the
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In the Criminal Minds episode Distress‚ season 2 episode 14‚ the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) was in charge of investigating a series of seemingly unrelated murders that all occurred on different construction sites. Unlike a lot of other murders they have dealt with in the past‚ the BAU could not figure out how the victims were related. Having Dr. Spenser Reid on their team seemed more imperative now than ever. Dr. Reid was the youngest‚ yet smartest man in the BAU. It is reveled throughout
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Stephen Sondheim - Biography Stephen Sondheim was born on 22 March 1930‚ the son of a wealthy New York dress manufacturer. But‚ when his parents divorced‚ his mother moved to Bucks County‚ Pennsylvania and young Stephen found himself in the right place at the right time. A neighbour of his mother’s‚ Oscar Hammerstein II‚ was working on a new musical called Oklahoma! and it didn’t take long for the adolescent boy to realise that he‚ too‚ was intrigued by musical theatre. Although
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Morality In "Queen Vs. Dudley And Stephens" 1. In the case of Queen vs. Dudley and Stephens‚ was the killing of the cabin boy‚ Richard Parker‚ morally wrong? Relate your answer to one or more of the following ethical theories: Aristotelian ethics‚ Hobbesian ethics‚ Utilitarianism‚ or Kantian ethics. Be sure to give a summary of the main points of the theory‚ as well as drawing out its implications for the case. In the case of Dudley and Stephens‚ the murder of Richard Parker cannot be justified
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Unfusing and its Complications As seen in STEVEN UNIVERSE‚ episode KEYSTONE MOTEL (Season 2‚ Episode 12) In an alternate universe‚ a small group of rebel aliens came to earth eons before humans existed and fought for the freedom of this planet. These aliens are actually sentient rocks. Their main powers‚ their being‚ even their physical form all originate from gems placed on their body somewhere. This is why the race is referred to as ‘gems’. Each character is named after the mineral that makes up
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Stephane Crane wrote the book “Red Badge of Courage‚” in the year of 1895‚ and a lot of critics have reviewed his work. Over the years the critics have been agreeing and disagreeing about this little book that told a story of a young solider in the civil war‚ and his experiences of the war itself. Some people think that it is one of the greatest works of its time period‚ but others think that it has some problems along with it. Every critic gives their opinion on what they believe is going on in
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In the episode of Family Guy‚ Peter Griffin‚ husband‚ father‚ brother?‚ there are many racial and other innuendoes. With all this in a show‚ many would say that it is extremely offensive‚ but I believe that this episode was not offensive. In the title no one can understand what the episode is about until it is watched. Peter Griffin finds out that he has a black heritage and takes it to the extreme. He enters a black community gathering and finds out more about his past. He changes his attitude
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Steven Chu Omar Maftoon Period 1 Stephen Chu was born on February 28‚ 1948 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. He attended University of Rochester in New York during 1970 where he received both a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and a Bachelor of Science degree in physics. He also received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California‚ Berkeley‚ in 1976. His field of study is physics. Steven Chu’s early research was on atomic physics and developing laser cooling techniques and the trapping
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